Wisconsin’s natural resources policy board has given the agency approval to begin drafting rules to restrict the use of firefighting foam containing hazardous chemicals known as PFAS. The Natural Resources Board voted unanimously Wednesday to approve parameters for an emergency rule that will determine, among other things, how and where fluorinated foam can be tested and disposed of.
- PUB DATE: 6/25/2020 4:56:06 AM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune

Authorities are investigating a suspected arson in the Village of Salem Lakes that took place Wednesday, June 24. Kenosha County sheriff's deputies and Salem Lakes Fire Department responded to the area near 286th and Wilmot around 3:09 a.m. for a report of vehicles on fire near a home. First responders located two vehicles on fire in the driveway and fire on the exterior portion of the home.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2020 1:47:35 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

An essential service organization in the Chippewa Valley now has some much-needed new equipment. The Chippewa Fire District received two new Lifeline Ambulances Monday for use throughout the Chippewa Valley. The two vehicles will replace vehicles that have been in service for many years. The district said in a social media post that the new equipment will be of great value to the fire department and the community.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2020 12:45:20 PM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald

Chaos erupted after a search for two missing teens on Milwaukee's north side Tuesday, June 23. A house on 40th and Lloyd was set on fire by protesters as police say they were trying to calm down the crowd. Both teens have since been located safe, and police say there is no evidence the teens were ever at the home.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2020 11:45:37 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

In a press conference Tuesday night, Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales said seven officers and a firefighter were injured at the scene near 40th and Lloyd where a large group congregated in search of two missing girls. The group gathered at a home that neighbors say is known to be used for human trafficking.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Beloit Fire Station Two was unstaffed for eight hours on Sunday, but medical services were not impacted, according to Beloit Fire Chief Daniel Pease. Pease said the station, at 2111 Cranston Road, was unstaffed due to a firefighter taking sick leave that was unrelated to COVID-19 exposure. “This caused the station to drop to two personnel, which is not enough to staff an engine,” Pease said.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2020 8:11:45 PM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News

A natural gas leak from a gas line struck by an excavator was fixed at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, about an hour after homes downwind were evacuated. The 2-inch line was broken under the intersection of McKinley and Academy streets. Alliant Energy crews stopped the leak and were checking evacuated homes in the area for natural gas and reconnecting gas appliances before letting people back into their homes, said Ron Bomkamp, a battalion chief with the fire department.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2020 2:16:14 PM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette

PHOTOS: A group of Madison firefighters rescued a group of ducklings Tuesday morning after they had fallen into a sewer. Engine 1 with the Madison Fire Department was notified that the ducklings had fallen into a sewer at the intersection of W. Dayton Street and Randall Avenue. Firefighters Wiese, Timm, Bower and Lt.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2020 9:03:49 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Madison police say officers had to drag a man out of a burning apartment after he allegedly started the fire as part of a domestic dispute. Police were called to 7004 Tree Lane just after 1 a.m. Monday, where officers found a woman and her child who had to evacuate in an attempt to get away from the man.
- PUB DATE: 6/22/2020 1:42:47 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

Crews responded to a fire at Fox Valley rehabilitation center just days another fire had damaged the west wing of the building. According to officials, crews from the Fox Crossing Fire Department and Neenah Menasha Fire were dispatched for a re-kindle of the fire at Oakridge Gardens Nursing Home around 3:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/22/2020 11:42:12 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Madison police are investigating after a man set an apartment on fire with a woman and child inside. According to police, officers and the Madison Fire Department were dispatched to the Tree Lane apartments on the west side for a domestic disturbance with a fire alarm going off just after 1 a.m. on Monday.
- PUB DATE: 6/22/2020 4:56:06 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Wisconsin’s natural resources policy board is expected to vote this week on whether to allow the agency to draft rules limiting the use of firefighting foam containing hazardous fluorinated compounds known as PFAS. The board has been asked to approve parameters for an emergency rule that will determine guidelines for where and how fluorinated foam can be tested and disposed of, as well as the requirements for record keeping and notification when it’s used.
- PUB DATE: 6/22/2020 4:52:02 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

Crews have rescued a group kayaking stranded on the Eau Claire River while kayaking near the town of Easton in Marathon County. A member of the South Are Fire District (SAFER) confirmed to a NewsChannel 7 crew on the scene that a rescue team with the Easton Fire Department was able to get the stranded boaters out of the water successfully.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2020 5:47:23 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

Three people were shot and one died late Friday on the city's west side, Police Chief Andrew Smith said. A responding firefighter was later treated at the hospital for "exposure." The shooting was reported after 9 p.m. near the area of Frank B. Seymour Park, south of West Walnut Street and off of South Ashland Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 6/20/2020 3:17:02 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee fire crews were at the scene of a partial building collapse Friday night in the area of North 32nd Street and West Villard Avenue on the city's northwest side. Fire department officials told WISN 12 News the building is vacant and there were no injuries. We Energies was at the scene to make sure utilities are off.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2020 7:50:40 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Firefighters on Thursday night, June 18 responded to the scene of a garage fire on Harmony Drive near Charles Street in Racine. The call came in around 10 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters found a fully involved two-car garage fire. The fire burned the roof off the garage, fully consumed two cars that were inside, caught neighboring homes on fire, and melted vinyl siding on three nearby garages.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2020 5:28:22 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee

A Fond du Lac family is in the care of the American Red Cross after losing their home to a fire Thursday evening. Assistant Fire Chief of Training / Safety James Knowles told Local 5 the family was a mom, dad, and a young child around a year old. According to Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue, just after 4:00 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2020 8:35:50 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Fond du Lac police say a man who was pulled from the Fond du Lac River after an hour-long search has died. Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue tells Action 2 News the 37-year-old man was fishing when he saw friends on the other side of the river. He jumped in the water and swam across, and sat talking with the friends for 30 or 40 minutes before going back into the river.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2020 5:07:03 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A fire burned through the roof of a nursing home in Fox Crossing Thursday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of residents. Residents were safely evacuated to other facilities, including local hospitals. Fox Crossing's fire chief says they were able to act quickly. "All the residents inside were evacuated.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2020 4:36:50 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Fond du Lac Fire Rescue put on a fireworks show Wednesday morning...kind of. They put on a safety demonstration warning about the potential dangers of consumer fireworks. Fourth of July is not going to be the same this year, and that’s what worries Fond du Lac firefighters. “The thought is that they’re gonna go out on their own to secure fireworks from these consumer fireworks stands and light them off, and light them off in unsafe areas, or areas that may not be equipped to handle that,” said Garth Schumacher, division chief of fire prevention at Fond du Lac Fire Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2020 6:49:55 AM - SOURCE: WNFL-FM 101.9